[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lgSSV4CZ"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "AndrewStav"] [Black "mike_specter"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "lgSSV4CZ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "18:26:12"] [WhiteElo "1013"] [BlackElo "1041"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.63] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation } 3... Nd4?? { (0.63 → 3.24) Blunder. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (3... Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 h5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Bb4 8. Qd3) 4. c3 { [%eval 3.62] } 4... c6 { [%eval 4.04] } 5. dxc6?? { (4.04 → 0.07) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 cxd5 7. dxe5 dxe4 8. exf6 exd3 9. Qxd3 Qxf6) 5... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.32] } 8... a6?? { (0.32 → 2.52) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. a4 a5 12. b5 Nb8 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Bf1) 9. O-O?? { (2.52 → 0.56) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (9. Qd5 d6 10. Qxf7+ Kd7 11. Qxg7 Nf6 12. Bg5 Rf8 13. Nbd2 Kc7 14. a4 Bd7) 9... h5?? { (0.56 → 3.39) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (9... Nf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. a4 d6 12. Qb3 b6 13. Na3 Qc7 14. Bg5 Rb8 15. Qd1) 10. h3? { (3.39 → 1.43) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (10. Qd5 d6 11. Qxf7+ Kd7 12. Nh4 Nf6 13. Ng6 h4 14. h3 Kc7 15. Bd5 Bd7) 10... f6?? { (1.43 → 4.90) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (10... g5 11. Qd5 Rh7 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 d6 14. Qg3 h4 15. Qd3 g4 16. hxg4) 11. Bb3? { (4.90 → 2.77) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (11. Qd5 d6 12. Qf7+ Kd7 13. Qxg7 Nh6 14. Nh4 b5 15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Bxh6 Qe8) 11... g5 { [%eval 2.75] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 2.41] } 12... g4?! { (2.41 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (12... Kf8 13. Nc4 a5 14. Qd5 Nh6 15. Be3 axb4 16. h4 bxc3 17. hxg5 fxg5 18. Nfxe5) 13. hxg4?? { (3.25 → 1.11) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (13. Nh4 a5 14. b5 a4 15. Bd5 Na5 16. hxg4 d6 17. gxh5 Nh6 18. Ndf3 Bg4) 13... hxg4 { [%eval 1.14] } 14. Ne1? { (1.14 → -0.39) Mistake. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (14. Nh2 f5 15. exf5 d5 16. Qxg4 Nf6 17. Qg6+ Kd7 18. Ndf3 Kc7 19. Ng4 Nxg4) 14... d5?? { (-0.39 → 1.33) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (14... f5 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. Be3 d6 17. exf5 Qd7 18. f4 Qxf5 19. fxe5 Rh1+ 20. Kxh1) 15. Bxd5? { (1.33 → -0.12) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (15. exd5 Na7 16. Nc4 Nb5 17. f4 Nd6 18. Qe2 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd6 20. fxe5 fxe5) 15... Bd7?? { (-0.12 → 1.60) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (15... Qc7 16. Qb3 Bd8 17. Bxg8 Qg7 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Ne3 Rxg8 20. Nd5 Rh8 21. Be3) 16. Nc4 { [%eval 1.41] } 16... f5 { [%eval 1.66] } 17. exf5 { [%eval 1.38] } 17... Bh4?? { (1.38 → 3.41) Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (17... Bxf5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxd7+ Bxd7 21. Nd3 e4 22. Ne5 Nf6 23. Rd1) 18. Be3?! { (3.41 → 2.57) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (18. Qxg4 Qf6 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Qxf6+ Bxf6 21. Be4 Nge7 22. Nd6 Nxb4 23. cxb4 Bc6) 18... g3? { (2.57 → 4.83) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (18... Qf6 19. Bxg8 Bxf5 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Bb3 Ne7 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qd6 Kg7 24. f3) 19. f3? { (4.83 → 2.39) Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nf7 Qf6 21. Nxh8 Qxh8 22. Nf3 Bf6 23. fxg3 Rd8 24. Bxg8 Kxg8) 19... Bg5 { [%eval 2.46] } 20. Nc2?? { (2.46 → -6.38) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -6.38] } (20. f4 exf4 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Bc5 b6 23. Nb7+ bxc5 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Nf3 Be7) 20... Bxe3+ { [%eval -6.11] } 21. N2xe3?? { (-6.11 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (21. Rf2 Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Rh1+ 23. Ke2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Kf8 25. Be4 Nd4+ 26. Nxd4 exd4) 21... Qh4? { (Mate in 3 → -8.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh1+ was best. } { [%eval -8.26] } (21... Rh1+ 22. Kxh1 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qh2#) 22. Bf7+ { [%eval -7.8] } 22... Kxf7 { [%eval #-9] } 23. Qxd7+ { [%eval -7.76] } 23... Nge7 { [%eval -7.12] } 24. Nd6+? { (-7.12 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Qf6+ Qxf6 26. Rfe1 e4 27. Nf1 Nxf5 28. Rxe4 Qh6 29. Nxg3 Qh2+) 24... Kg8?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (24... Kf8 25. Qd8+ Nxd8 26. Nf7 Qh1#) 25. Qe6+ { [%eval 4.67] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 4.61] } 26. Qf7+ { [%eval 4.64] } 26... Kh6 { [%eval 4.52] } 27. Qe6+?! { (4.52 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (27. Rfe1 Rhg8 28. f6 Raf8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 30. Ndf5+ Nxf5 31. Nxf5+ Kh5 32. Nxh4 Kxh4) 27... Kh7 { [%eval 3.91] } 28. Qf7+ { [%eval 3.5] } 28... Kh6 { [%eval 3.6] } 29. Ng4+ { [%eval 3.61] } 29... Kg5 { [%eval 3.36] } 30. Qg7+?? { (3.36 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (30. Qf6+ Kf4 31. Qxh4 Rxh4 32. Rfe1 Kg5 33. Re4 Nd5 34. Nf7+ Kxf5 35. Ne3+ Nxe3) 30... Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 31. Qxe5+ { [%eval #-2] } 31... Kg5?? { (Mate in 2 → 9.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 9.78] } (31... Nxe5 32. Nf2 Qh2#) 32. Qg7+?? { (9.78 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (32. Ne4+ Kh5 33. Qg7 Raf8 34. Nef6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6+ Rxf6 36. Qxf6 Rh6 37. Qg7 Ng6) 32... Kf4 { [%eval -5.87] } 33. Qxh8?? { (-5.87 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (33. Qg5+ Kxg5 34. Ne4+ Kxf5 35. Nxg3+ Qxg3 36. Rae1 Qh4 37. a4 Kg6 38. Re4 Kg7) 33... Rxh8 { [%eval #-1] } 34. Nh2 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1